Patents by Inventor Dennis G. Tougas

Dennis G. Tougas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160132896
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and/or hardware system optimizes regulatory compliance. An industry category for an enterprise is identified. A set of regulatory requirements for the industry category is stored in a database. The set of regulations are categorized by focus areas, summary requirements, and harmonized detailed requirements, wherein the focus areas describe components of regulatory requirements, wherein the summary requirements summarize each first tier subcomponent of the components of the regulatory requirements, and wherein the harmonized detailed requirements describe second tier subcomponents of each first tier component. Detailed requirements for each set of regulations are mapped to one or more of the focus areas, summary requirements, and harmonized detailed requirements. The detailed requirements are mapped to compliance resources. The compliance resources are executed to satisfy the detailed requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Barbara R. Guerin, Russell J. Miller, Dennis G. Tougas, Gary D. Wexler